sleep together

idiomatic phrase

informal

: to have sex with each other

She found out that her husband and his boss were sleeping together.

Examples of sleep together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Alyssa and Carmen Santoro made a routine of visiting their mother every day, driving home to accept meals prepared by their mother’s coworkers and sleeping together in the family room. —

Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024 Arizona Robbins and Carina DeLuca Two hot people sleeping together and working to fix the maternal mortality rate in the United States? —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 May 2024 Understand, however, that this couple will sleep together. —

Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024 On the other side of surviving the trenches together again, Rick and Michonne sleep together, unlocking the emotional depths Rick hasn’t been willing to express up until that point. —

Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sleep together

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Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of sleep together was in 1936

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“Sleep together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20together. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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